hard boiled eggs
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Ever since the first family outing took place, probably with the Flintstones, the technique of how to cook hard boiled eggs has started being developed and the funny thing about it is that, as easy a task as this may seem to be, the techniques is still being developed. Probably just like the process of reinventing the wheel, people have been trying to redesign the way they cook their eggs. In general terms there are 2 main paths to take: the first is to put the eggs in the cold water from the beginning and the second is to bring the water to boil and only then to gently lower the eggs in the water. In fact either way is just as good a solution of how to cook hard boiled eggs.
The real trick in how to cook hard boiled eggs is to use a pin to make a tiny whole in the bottom of the egg that will allow the hydrogen sulfide that is contained by the egg white and that combines with the iron in the yolk to get that green coloration. In short there is some fancy chemistry that takes place in there and that you can stop by making a tiny whole and measuring the boiling time and temperature of the cooking. These are actually the only secrets of how to cook a hard boiled egg that you need to follow.
Now, to be a little bit more explicit about how to cook hard boiled eggs starting from a cold sauce pan of water:
1. Put the eggs in to a sauce pan of cold water, making sure the eggs are covered by an inch of water.
2. Quickly bring the water to boil and as soon as it starts boiling reduce the hit to a gentle simmer.
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3. Leave on the fire for 5 minutes.
4. Put the pan under a cold running tab of water for another 5 minutes. This is in fact the most important secret of how to cook hard boiled eggs because after 5 minutes the eggs are completely done and leaving them boil for any longer would not only get the white to rubber up but actually get that green lining to appear.
However if you prefer to start with the hot water, the most modern reinvention of the wheel, that is the technique of how to cook a hard boiled egg is this:
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1. Bring to boiling temperature a sauce pan of water.
2. As soon as the water starts boiling carefully lower the eggs in the water.
3. Bring the heat down to a gentle simmer and leave it like that for 1 minute.
4. After 1 minute turn off the stove and put a lid on the sauce pan and leave it for another 8 minutes.
5. Run the eggs under a cold tab of water for about 5 minutes so as to make sure you will have stopped the cooking process. Don’t worry they will still be hot and nice.
Either method of how to cook hard boiled eggs will work very well but the first one is the fastest and will keep your eggs from cracking. Still use the one that sounds best for you and enjoy your up coming camping trip.